Nikita

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Primarily a girl's name · Unisex โ€” 86% girls / 14% boys

Origin: French

Meaning

Nikita is a common masculine name in Eastern Europe and Greece. The Russian variant originated as a Greek name, and subsequently Russian name. The Ukrainian and Belarusian variants are Mykyta, and Mikita, respectively. The Romanian variant is Nichita.

From Wikipedia

Nikita first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1998 with 319 babies (rank #142 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Nikita

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Nikita yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

3,584
Total babies (all years)
21
Years in the data
319
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
1996284#155
1997312#150
1998319#142
1999255#176
2000264#165
2001178#225
2002173#235
2003147#277
2004144#290
2005130#315
2006142#314
2007133#331
200881#486
200995#441
201076#529
201199#436
201269#611
201360#669
201439#956
201541#906
201642#893